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Blight Accountability

Birmingham council actions holding owners of vacant or blighted structures accountable for the condition of their property.

Volume timeline

Blight Accountability — items per month

Indexed so far 11272 items in last 168 months
Total dollars $18.8M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (63.6% of agenda items processed so far).
20 10 0 2022-01-01: 128 items, $320,293 2022-02-01: 60 items, $173,328 2022-03-01: 83 items, $75,082 2022-04-01: 66 items, $190,752 2022-05-01: 118 items, $150,742 2022-06-01: 77 items, $60,180 2022-07-01: 93 items, $256,589 2022-08-01: 53 items, $292,200 2022-09-01: 82 items, $164,512 2022-10-01: 54 items, $55,690 2022-11-01: 66 items, $189,517 2022-12-01: 25 items, $64,785 2023-01-01: 37 items, $188,291 2023-02-01: 94 items, $185,881 2023-03-01: 41 items, $133,802 2023-04-01: 92 items, $397,476 2023-05-01: not indexed yet 2023-06-01: not indexed yet 2023-07-01: not indexed yet 2023-08-01: not indexed yet 2023-09-01: not indexed yet 2023-10-01: not indexed yet 2023-11-01: not indexed yet 2023-12-01: not indexed yet 2024-01-01: 50 items, $771,986 2024-02-01: 49 items 2024-03-01: 44 items 2024-04-01: 11 items, $4,097 2024-05-01: 46 items 2024-06-01: 34 items 2024-07-01: 72 items, $184,735 2024-08-01: 61 items 2024-09-01: 70 items, $339,207 2024-10-01: 65 items, $24,883 2024-11-01: 3 items 2024-12-01: 82 items, $69,000 2025-01-01: 54 items 2025-02-01: 46 items 2025-03-01: 38 items 2025-04-01: 82 items, $233,214 2025-05-01: 44 items 2025-06-01: 36 items, $110,000 2025-07-01: 115 items, $654,669 2025-08-01: 118 items 2025-09-01: 86 items 2025-10-01: 120 items 2025-11-01: 50 items 2025-12-01: 106 items 2026-01-01: 94 items 2026-02-01: 27 items 2026-03-01: 127 items 2026-04-01: 53 items 2026-05-01: 80 items, $50,350 2026-06-01: not indexed yet 2026-07-01: not indexed yet 2026-08-01: not indexed yet 2026-09-01: not indexed yet 2026-10-01: not indexed yet 2026-11-01: not indexed yet 2026-12-01: not indexed yet 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 2022 Avenue E unsafe, orders demolition

This vacant or deteriorated building at 2022 Avenue E will be demolished to remove a blight and safety hazard from the neighborhood. Property owners and neighbors will see the structure cleared.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 2022 Avenue E, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 3507 Avenue B

Unsafe building declared public nuisance and targeted for demolition, clearing blight from neighborhood and reducing code-enforcement burden.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3507 Avenue B, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3501 Avenue B in Ensley

Ensley neighborhood clears one more vacant, dangerous structure. Demolition removes a public safety hazard and blight risk.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3501 Avenue B Ensley, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 7305 London Ave declared public nuisance; demolition approved

Building demolition removes a health and safety hazard from the neighborhood. Clearance improves street safety and opens the parcel for potential reuse or stabilization.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 7305 London Avenue, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 1155 15th Street S.W. declared unsafe; city approves demolition

The city will tear down this vacant or blighted structure, removing a public safety and nuisance hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1155 - 15th Street S.W., Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 36 5th Avenue South

Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished. Removes a blighted structure from downtown.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 36 - 5th Avenue South, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 18 5th Ave S ordered demolished

City is demolishing a blighted structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 18 - 5th Avenue South, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #43 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1116 5th Place

Blighted property at 1116 5th Place will be torn down, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 1116 - 5th Place, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #42 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 516 2nd Street North ordered demolished

City will remove a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. This clears blight from the neighborhood and reduces hazards for residents and pedestrians nearby.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 516 - 2nd Street North aka 129 - 6th Avenue North, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #41 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 3529 39th Place North condemned for demolition

City is demolishing a blighted structure that was deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal improves neighborhood safety and clears a tax liability.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 3529 - 39th Place North, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 4103 12th Avenue (Wylam) ordered demolished

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will remove a blight hazard from the Wylam neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4103 - 12th Avenue, Wylam, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #38 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City demolishes unsafe building at 528 Cambridge Street, Wylam

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and scheduled for demolition. Removes blight from the Wylam neighborhood and reduces hazard to residents and property.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 528 Cambridge Street Wylam, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #37 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 829 80th Street South ordered demolished

City removes a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for site redevelopment and reducing neighborhood hazards.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 829 - 80th Street South, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 6014 3rd Ave North

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down, removing a neighborhood hazard.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 6014 - 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 41 Center Street North

The city is demolishing a condemned structure in downtown Birmingham to remove a public safety hazard and address urban blight.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 41 Center Street North, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4024 3rd Street North

A dilapidated structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be demolished, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4024 - 3rd Street North, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 9133 11th Ave North

Property declared unsafe nuisance; demolition will remove blight hazard from neighborhood and clear title for potential redevelopment or land recovery.

Funding source: General Fund Action type: Demolition Location: 9133 - 11th Avenue North, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 4321 46th St N

City removes a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears the way for land reuse and improves neighborhood safety.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 4321 - 46th Street North, Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 744 30th St. S.W.

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed, clearing a blighted property from the neighborhood.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Demolition Location: 744 - 30th Street S.W., Birmingham
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Special assessment set for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to clear noxious weeds from their land. This enforces the 2017 weed-abatement decision and recovers public cleanup expenses from owners.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

City assigns costs to property owners for clearing noxious weeds on their parcels. Property owners can appeal at the public hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments imposed on blighted properties

Property owners facing weed-abatement charges for vacant or blighted lots; costs will appear on tax bills or liens. Specific properties and amounts not listed in agenda text.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

City to assess weed-abatement costs against blighted properties

Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will be billed for city cleanup costs. The special assessment recovers expenses from owners who fail to abate hazards on their land.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement special assessment against unnamed properties

Property owners may face charges for city weed removal on their land. Details on which properties and assessment amounts are not in the public record summary.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
May 26, 2020 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: special assessments levied on blighted properties

City enforces weed removal on neglected parcels and charges owners for the cost. Property owners can contest the assessment at a hearing.

Funding source: Unknown Action type: Weed abatement
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